According to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s (DBEDT) summer air seat forecast, carriers were expected to fly 2,073,737 scheduled nonstop domestic air seats to Hawaii this summer, an increase of 4.3 percent over summer 2005 - and more than half-a-million seats higher than those flown in summer 2000.
Compared to 2000, all airports have experienced increases in domestic air service. However, service to the Neighbor Islands has increased faster than capacity to Honolulu, and the Neighbor Islands’ share of scheduled nonstop domestic seats to the state has risen from 26 percent in 2000, to 40 percent in 2006.
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Scheduled Nonstop Air Seats to Hawaii by Port of Entry
Region |
2006 |
2000 |
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Air Seats |
% of Total |
Air Seats |
% of Total |
Statewide |
2,073,737 |
100% |
1,488,578 |
100% |
Honolulu |
1,242,126 |
60% |
1,106,801 |
74% |
Kahului |
517,902 |
25% |
282,427 |
19% |
Lihue |
120,688 |
6% |
22,184 |
1% |
Kona |
176,921 |
9% |
77,166 |
5% |
Hilo |
16,100 |
1% |
0 |
0% |
Source: HVCB analysis based on DBEDT data from OAG schedules
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